Pigmented basal cell carcinoma: Cytological diagnosis and differential diagnoses
Pigmented basal cell carcinoma is a rare cutaneous neoplasm with only a few cases reported so far. Review of the literature yielded only an occasional fine-needle aspiration report of the cytologic features of the tumor.We report a rare case of pigmented basal cell carcinoma occurring on the thigh o...
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| author | Manjula Jain Neha K Madan Shilpi Agarwal Smita Singh |
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| description | Pigmented basal cell carcinoma is a rare cutaneous neoplasm with only a few cases reported so far. Review of the literature yielded only an occasional fine-needle aspiration report of the cytologic features of the tumor.We report a rare case of pigmented basal cell carcinoma occurring on the thigh of a 55-year-old woman. The cytological features are described with discussion over the possible differential diagnoses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45fe59ff34144924889949c0ac9c05342022-12-21T18:12:53ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Cytology0970-93712012-01-0129427327510.4103/0970-9371.103952Pigmented basal cell carcinoma: Cytological diagnosis and differential diagnosesManjula JainNeha K MadanShilpi AgarwalSmita SinghPigmented basal cell carcinoma is a rare cutaneous neoplasm with only a few cases reported so far. Review of the literature yielded only an occasional fine-needle aspiration report of the cytologic features of the tumor.We report a rare case of pigmented basal cell carcinoma occurring on the thigh of a 55-year-old woman. The cytological features are described with discussion over the possible differential diagnoses.http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2012;volume=29;issue=4;spage=273;epage=275;aulast=JainBasal cell carcinoma; cytology; fine needle aspiration cytology; pigmented |
| spellingShingle | Manjula Jain Neha K Madan Shilpi Agarwal Smita Singh Pigmented basal cell carcinoma: Cytological diagnosis and differential diagnoses Journal of Cytology Basal cell carcinoma; cytology; fine needle aspiration cytology; pigmented |
| title | Pigmented basal cell carcinoma: Cytological diagnosis and differential diagnoses |
| title_full | Pigmented basal cell carcinoma: Cytological diagnosis and differential diagnoses |
| title_fullStr | Pigmented basal cell carcinoma: Cytological diagnosis and differential diagnoses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pigmented basal cell carcinoma: Cytological diagnosis and differential diagnoses |
| title_short | Pigmented basal cell carcinoma: Cytological diagnosis and differential diagnoses |
| title_sort | pigmented basal cell carcinoma cytological diagnosis and differential diagnoses |
| topic | Basal cell carcinoma; cytology; fine needle aspiration cytology; pigmented |
| url | http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2012;volume=29;issue=4;spage=273;epage=275;aulast=Jain |
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